Data Exclusive — Starcraft 2 Preparing Game

: If your "Documents" folder is synced with Microsoft OneDrive , it may block StarCraft II from writing necessary configuration data. Disabling OneDrive sync for the StarCraft II folder in Documents often resolves persistent loops. Technical Context

For every graphics preset (Low→Ultra), the engine compiles Vulkan/DirectX shaders from intermediate representation (IR) to machine code, storing them in %LOCALAPPDATA%/StarCraft 2/Shaders/ . starcraft 2 preparing game data exclusive